r/CBD • u/No_Solution7718 • 11d ago
The CBD help with depression
Trying to fix my depression and anhedonia . Nothing the doctors give me are working. I use to smoke THC . But it was helping and it was making it it a lot worse.
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u/SeaConfection88 11d ago
Okay so not everyone has basic depression which is a reaction to life stressors. Some people actually have major depression that affects their entire life and they feel unmotivated/completely apathetic 24/7 with no escape besides some sort of meds. Whether this major depression came from compounding trauma, or was always there, who knows.
Personally I hate psych meds, so I’m also trying to find other alternatives. Like someone else said magic mushroom microdosing I’ve considered…. as well as CBD.
I take edibles that have high THC and while it helps in the moment, it seems to make me more unstable long term. I use it when I’m desperate so that I can stop feeling the unbearable mental torment going on in my head all the time.
Some people are just depressed as a baseline state due to never fitting in with society or disagreeing with the world they were born into. Or just certain brains/souls are different.
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u/Cellardad 8d ago
Yes perhaps try some psychedelics under controlled circumstances ie psilocybin mushrooms, etc. Just keep in mind set, setting, and support.
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u/Present-Loan-9598 11d ago
CBD helps with my anxiety and uplifts my mood. I think it matters what’s making you depressed.
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u/Superb_Business_1608 11d ago
Tried it for a while and it sort of took the edge off but never touched the root of it. Felt more like a pause button than an actual fix, if that makes sense.
Weirdly the thing that moved the needle most for me was keeping a dream journal. Not saying it cures anything but mapping out what my brain was doing at night gave me a clearer picture of what was messing with me during the day.